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Rome Township vs Kranzburg Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (43.5 yrs in Rome Township) and size (8.8× in Kranzburg Township).

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Rome Township, SDAn outdoors townDeuel County · 41 people
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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Rome TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.4% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Rome Township →
Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360
Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kranzburg Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Median age43.5 yrs
Rome Township skews older
Rome Township 78.2Kranzburg Township 34.7
Size8.8×
Kranzburg Township is the bigger place
Kranzburg Township 360Rome Township 41
Conserved land+28.8 pts
Rome Township has more conserved land
Rome Township 30.4%Kranzburg Township 1.6%
Bachelor’s degree++28 pts
More adults in Kranzburg Township have a degree
Kranzburg Township 28%Rome Township 0%
Homeowners+8.8 pts renters
Kranzburg Township has more renters
Rome Township 100%Kranzburg Township 91.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rome Township and Kranzburg Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rome TownshipKranzburg TownshipRome TownshipKranzburg Township
Rome Township ↔ Kranzburg Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Rome TownshipKranzburg Township
Snow a year61″41″
January low2°F3°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th59th
Outdoors & history
Rome TownshipKranzburg Township
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land30.4%1.6%
Settled—1878
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Community
Rome TownshipKranzburg Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Rome TownshipKranzburg Township
People
Population 41Lowest 360Highest
Median age 78.2±26.2Highest 106% above SD 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±69Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±9.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Kranzburg Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 87.8%±81.3Highest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.2Lowest SD: 18%
Rome Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.2Highest SD: 5%
Kranzburg Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $80,625±$28k 7% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $290,500±$74k 13% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,692 about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 27.3%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 31.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 91.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 38 min 115% above SD
Work from home 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±7Highest SD: 9.7%
Kranzburg Township and Rome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (20%)Watertown (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kranzburg TownshipFew work in Rome Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.4%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 2.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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